K.5.S1.E.4b
Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs) Chart: Answer Key
STI
Viral,
Bacterial,
or
Parasitic
Chlamydia
Bacteria
Gonorrhea
Also called
― the “clap”
― a “dose”
― a “drip”
(curable)*
Bacteria
(curable)
Symptoms
Female:
 may not show symptoms
 increased vaginal discharge
 abnormal vaginal bleeding
 pain/bleeding during/after
intercourse
 pain when passing urine
 pain in lower abdomen
Female:
 pelvic inflammatory
disease
 infertility
 babies born to
infected female could
have severe eye, ear,
or lung infections
Male:
 may not show symptoms
 watery/cloudy discharge from
penis
 increased frequency/pain when
passing urine
 tingling/itching inside penis
 pain in testicles
Male:
 infertility due to
infected testicles/
prostate
Female:
 may not show symptoms
 increased vaginal discharge
 abnormal vaginal bleeding
 pain/bleeding during/after
intercourse
 pain when passing urine
 pain in lower abdomen
Female:
 pelvic inflammatory
disease
 infertility
 babies born to
infected female could
have severe eye, ear,
or lung infections if
not treated at birth
Male:
 may not show symptoms
 yellowish-green discharge from
penis
 increased frequency/pain when
passing urine
 tingling/itching inside penis
 pain in testicles
Hepatitis B
Virus: hepatitis
B virus (HBV)
(treatable)**
Effects on Body
 fatigue
 fever
 jaundice (yellowing of skin and
whites of eyeballs)
 dark urine/pale stool
 abdominal pain
 nausea/vomiting
 poor appetite
BLM
S1-6.3
Treatment
 antibiotics
 antibiotics
Male:
 infertility due to
infected testicles/
prostate
 liver damage,
cirrhosis, liver cancer
 some people carry
the virus forever
 vaccine as a
preventive
measure, but not a
cure
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs) Chart: Answer Key
K.5.S1.E.4b
(continued)
STI
Herpes
Viral,
Bacterial,
or
Parasitic
Virus: herpes
simplex virus
(HSV)
(treatable)
Human
immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)
Virus: HIV
Human
papilloma
virus (HPV)
Virus: HPV
(treatable)
(treatable)
Also called
― genital warts
― venereal warts
― condyloma
Pubic lice
Tiny insects
(crabs)
Symptoms
 tingling/itching in genital area
 tiny painful blisters/sores in
genital area
 cold sores/fever blisters on
the lips (type 1)
Effects on
Body
BLM
S1-6.3
Treatment
 may cause fever/
pain in joints
 flu-like symptoms
 painful urination
 does not affect
fertility
 no cure
 antiviral medications
may heal sores more
quickly and reduce
multiplication of
virus
illnesses, infections, cancers
diarrhea
shortness of breath
fever
swollen glands
 damages body’s
immune system to
the degree that
there is no defence
left in the body
 final stage is
acquired immune
deficiency syndrome
(AIDS)
 fatal
 no cure/no vaccine
 combinations of
anti-retrovirals and
drugs to help reduce
and prevent
symptoms, treat
infections, and
prolong life
 may not show symptoms
 “cauliflower-like” appearance
of warts grouped around anus,
vagina, vulva, cervix, and on
shaft of penis
 warts may appear
years after
infection occurs
 usually harmless and
painless
 linked to increased
risk of cervical
cancer
 special medications
applied directly to
warts
 cryotherapy:
“freezing” warts
with liquid nitrogen
 itching around genital area
 scratching may
cause infection
requiring medication
 special creams,
lotions, shampoos





(curable)
 not always sexually
transmitted
Syphilis
Also called
― “bad blood”
― the “pox”
Bacteria
(curable)
 stage 1: painless shallow sore
(chancre) at site of infection
 stage 2: rash or mucous
patches on palms of hands/
soles of feet, swollen glands
 stage 3: heart disease,
blindness, paralysis
 may be fatal if
progressed to
stage 3
 babies born to
infected mothers
may have birth
defects/die
 antibiotics/
penicillin injections
* curable—the disease goes away or is eliminated with medical care.
** treatable—symptoms are reduced with treatment, but the disease does not go away.
References:
Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA). Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum Support: Grades K-10. Toronto, ON: OPHEA,
2000.
Ottawa, City of. People Services Department. Teaching Sexuality Resource Kit. 2nd ed. Ottawa, ON: City of Ottawa, People Services Department, 2002.
Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada. Beyond the Basics: A Sourcebook on Sexual and Reproductive Health Education. Ottawa, ON: Planned Parenthood
Federation of Canada, 2001.